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Sunday Messages from Hukanui Bible Church - Hamilton, New Zealand. Includes sermons from a variety of guest speakers from around New Zealand. For more information about Hukanui Bible Church, please visit www.hukanuibible.church
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The Seven Churches // Laodicea [Revelation 3:14-22] (Alan Stanley)

Hukanui Bible ChurchMar 20, 2021

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Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to Treat People Right [James 2:1-13] (Peter Sun)

Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to Treat People Right [James 2:1-13] (Peter Sun)

Peter Sun brings us into chapter 2 of James in our new series, looking at the pitfalls of partiality,


Peter takes us for a quick overview of our study, reminding us of the overall theme of James being "maturity in Christ". He then tells a story of a conservative church in America, and how it relates to our passage for today regarding partiality. Peter then looks at what partiality is (stereotyping) and how we should react to it as a Church. He then looks at three points as to why believers shouldn't be partial. Peter then wraps up with what we should do instead, according to Romans 12 and Philippians 2.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 24th of March 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Mar 23, 202436:12
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to be Blessed by the Bible [James 1:19-27] (Andrew Linton)

Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to be Blessed by the Bible [James 1:19-27] (Andrew Linton)

Andrew Linton wraps up James 1 in our new series this week.


Andrew begins with a brief overview of what we know about James, before getting James Broadbridge up to read our passage for this morning. After the reading, he follows up with a survey on how many people skipped lunch that morning, before swinging to look at the concept of "no Bible, no breakfast", which leads into our title for today's passage. Andrew then breaks the passage into four divisions, with four steps - one from each section - on how to be blessed by the Bible: Quietness, Meekness, Faithfulness, and Fruitfulness.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 17th of March 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Mar 16, 202426:52
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to Win Over Temptation [James 1:12-18] (Dan Pettersen)

Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to Win Over Temptation [James 1:12-18] (Dan Pettersen)

Dan Pettersen brings us verses 12-18 from James 1 this week in our new series.


Dan does a quick review of prior weeks before starting with a story of his time in Korea and the test for the English language school, which leads to the discussion of the homonym "peirasmos" which James uses in this part of the passage. He then looks at the homonym and the trials and temptations we may face, and what James has to say about this. Dan looks at five "principals" about dealing with temptation, also looking at four steps outlined that Satan can use to tempt us.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 10th of March 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Mar 09, 202439:09
Word of Life // Righteousness [Ephesians 6:14] (Kris Stout)

Word of Life // Righteousness [Ephesians 6:14] (Kris Stout)

Kristopher Stout joins us from Word of Life (Executive Vice President of International and Youth Ministries) and shares about righteousness as discussed in Ephesians 6:14.


Kris takes us through why this topic has been on his heart before reading through the text on the Armour of God in Ephesians 6:10-17. He then looks at the importance of the Armour of God, and why we need to put it ALL on. Kris then dives into why righteousness is important, looking at references from both the Old Testament and the New Testament outlining this. He then discusses what "Positional Righteousness" is and means in a Christian life. Kris shares the importance of not only external righteousness but also internal righteousness. He then wraps up by sharing WHY we want to live righteously, and how we can put on the breastplate of righteousness.


Support Kris today at https://give.wol.org/krisstout


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 3rd of March 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Mar 02, 202439:48
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // Seeking God's Wisdom in Trials [James 1:5-11] (Billy Hanna)

Putting Our Faith Into Practice // Seeking God's Wisdom in Trials [James 1:5-11] (Billy Hanna)

Billy Hanna continues our study in James this week, while also taking a chance to chat about baptism.


Billy jumps right into it, reviewing the passage from last week for context before looking at verses 5-11. He then looks at his statement "In order to face our trials with a Godly perspective, we need God’s wisdom", looking at three points that this encompasses.

Billy then looks at what baptism is and why it's so significant in the Christian life, being done in obedience to Christ.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 25th of February 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Feb 24, 202433:11
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to Profit from your Problems [James 1:1-4] (Sam Crosbie)

Putting Our Faith Into Practice // How to Profit from your Problems [James 1:1-4] (Sam Crosbie)

Sam Crosbie jumps right into the book of James in our new series, looking at the first four verses this week.


Sam looks at the passage right away, starting in verse 1 of James chapter 1, to introduce us to our audience. He then looks at the analogy of running for the sake of running, or for doing something for an "end goal" but no other purpose, before swinging around to his statement for this passage - “A desire for maturity should outlast any desire for a trial to pass.” Sam then looks at what a "trial" is, especially the one facing the audience of the book of James, and how we face them in the "Christian life". He then suggests three things that are "vital to our maturity being greater than our desire for a trial to pass".


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 18th of February 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Feb 17, 202431:44
Putting Our Faith Into Practice // Overview - The Marks of a Mature Person [James] (Dan Pettersen)

Putting Our Faith Into Practice // Overview - The Marks of a Mature Person [James] (Dan Pettersen)

Dan Pettersen kicks off our new series "Putting Our Faith Into Practice" with an overview of the book of James.


Dan starts by looking back at our series from last year and what we covered, which leads into the series we're going into looking at how we take what we learnt last year and make it practical. Dan then looks at who James was, and where he fits into the narrative. He then dives into an overview of the book, looking at the overarching theme of maturity, and breaking it down into five points. Dan looks at how a mature person is positive under pressure, sensitive to people, has mastered their mouth, is a peacemaker, and is patient and prayerful.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 11th of February 2024 during the 10:00 am service.

Feb 10, 202436:53
Nehemiah // Avoiding the Pitfalls [Nehemiah 13] (Gavin Lynch)

Nehemiah // Avoiding the Pitfalls [Nehemiah 13] (Gavin Lynch)

Gavin Lynch wraps up our book overview of Nehemiah, and our "Who Are We?" series as a whole this week, looking at Nehemiah 13.


Gavin gives us an overview of our study this year leading to the question "What do we need to do now?" Gavin then looks at an illustration of how we can tend to "play up when the Master isn't home". Titling his message "Avoiding the Pitfalls", Gavin presents his theme for today as "God's people should strive for obedience in all areas of life." As he progresses through the chapter, Gavin looks at five key points: As believers we should... "...not be compromised by the culture around us", "...guard our temple from the enemy", "...support the work and the workers of the church", "...put time aside to worship", and "...only date and marry other believers". Gavin wraps up by answering his question "What do we need to do now". "Let's be people who want to get rid of the sin that entangles us, live lives that glorify God, and keep our eyes fixed on Jesus."


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 17th of December 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Dec 16, 202340:43
Nehemiah // Confession, Covenant, Christ [Nehemiah 8-12] (Bradley Joubert)

Nehemiah // Confession, Covenant, Christ [Nehemiah 8-12] (Bradley Joubert)

Bradley Joubert continues our study in Nehemiah, looking at chapters 8 to 12.


Bradley gives us a very brief introduction of himself before diving straight into our text for today after opening with prayer. After reading from the passage, Bradley looks at our first point, "Confession". With four points, he looks at how "the confessions of the Israelites were brought about by the Word of God", "this confession is accompanied by sincere feeling", "the confession is specific and detailed", and "the entire confession is punctuated with praise for Gods faithfulness". Bradley then moves on to his second point, "Covenant". Bradley looks at how "The covenant that they made was founded on the Word of God", and "taken together, confession and covenant are what we mean by the word repentance". Moving on to his third and final point, "Christ", Bradley poses the question "Where does this all lead us?"


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 3rd of December 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Dec 02, 202329:60
Nehemiah // No Opportunity Without Opposition [Nehemiah 4-7] (Jeremy Lind)

Nehemiah // No Opportunity Without Opposition [Nehemiah 4-7] (Jeremy Lind)

Jeremy Lind continues our study in Nehemiah, looking at a detailed overview of chapters 4 to 7.


Jeremy gives us a quick bio for himself before diving into "story" to give us some context to look at our passage in, looking at what story we tell ourselves that motivates our daily behaviour, and how this "story" drove Nehemiah. He then looks at the contrast between "Effective Leadership" and "Revelatory Leadership" as hinted at in the passage today. Jeremy then takes us through our chapters today verse by verse looking at how Nehemiah reacted to the pushbacks he faced.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 26th of November 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Nov 25, 202345:49
Who Are We? // Who Do We Want To Become? [Acts 2:42] (Dan Pettersen)

Who Are We? // Who Do We Want To Become? [Acts 2:42] (Dan Pettersen)

Dan starts us off by taking a look at the series "Who Are We?" that we've been going through as a church over the year, giving an overview of the topics and books we've been focusing on. He then takes us back to look at the first Church in Acts and how they developed. Dan then looks at the four things that we want to become characterised by as a church: "The Apostles Teaching - What does the Bible say?", "Fellowship", "Breaking of Bread", and "Prayer".


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 12th of November 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Nov 11, 202338:02
Missions Report 2023 // The Cry Of The Gospel To The Ends Of The Earth [Romans 10:9-15] (Caleb Wilkinson-Mackie)

Missions Report 2023 // The Cry Of The Gospel To The Ends Of The Earth [Romans 10:9-15] (Caleb Wilkinson-Mackie)

Caleb Wilkinson-Mackie shares a bit with us about his time in Nepal, while also sharing from Romans 10:9-15.


Caleb starts with a time of prayer as part of the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. He then shares a bit behind the work he recently did in Nepal and the heart behind why he did it, before diving into our passage for today. After reading through the text, Caleb breaks it into 3 segments while intertwining the learning with what he has been a part of this year. He looks at "The Belief" (vs 9-10), "The Hope" (vs 11-13), and "The Need" (vs 14-15). Caleb then wraps up looking at some facts outlining the mission field today, and a challenge with "The How" for how we can get involved.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 5th of November 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Nov 04, 202342:30
Open Topic 2023 // What About Your Life? [Acts 20:17-27] (Brian Goodwin)

Open Topic 2023 // What About Your Life? [Acts 20:17-27] (Brian Goodwin)

Brian Goodwin is back to talk to us about our life from Acts 20:17-27.


Brian starts with a small promo for Lake Learning in January at Lake Taupo, before sharing an anecdote about his "baptismal" story. Brian then brings us around to Acts 20:17-27, where Paul is addressing the Elders at Ephesus, and he breaks down his words into 2 points/challenges - Believe, and Achieve. "Do You Believe?" Paul's one message in verse 21, and "What Will We Achieve" looking at verse 24.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 29th of October 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Oct 28, 202345:19
Who Are We? // A People Prepared [Ephesians 6:10-24] (Lewis Varley)

Who Are We? // A People Prepared [Ephesians 6:10-24] (Lewis Varley)

Lewis Varley wraps up our study of Ephesians, looking at "Christ in our problems" in chapter 6 verses 10 to 24.


Lewis dives straight into reading our passage this morning before diving into some analogies that tie into our text for today, focusing on how we respond to problems in our lives as Christians. He then looks at how Paul describes how to deal with these troubles in the passage. Lewis asks the question, "What are we standing on?" He wraps up by looking back at the analogies from earlier and seeing how to apply what we've learnt with them, before looking at prayer.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 22nd of October 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Oct 21, 202330:33
Who Are We? // Obedient Individuals [Ephesians 6:1-9] (Tom Leslie)

Who Are We? // Obedient Individuals [Ephesians 6:1-9] (Tom Leslie)

Tom Leslie brings us into chapter 6 of Ephesians, looking at the second half of the instructions for submission started in chapter 5 verse 21.


Gavin Lynch starts us off with a prayer for Israel, and also our new leadership for our country before handing over to Tom. Tom launches straight into reading our passage for today, before outlining the relationships he will be looking at today - the parent-child relationship, and the slave-master relationship. He looks at his understanding of these relationships with a couple of examples, before looking at both sets of relationships. Starting with children and their parents, Tom looks at the importance of obeying and honouring your parents, with the latter remaining even after you have left home. He then also looks at the instruction given to the parents about not provoking their children to anger. Tom then recaps verses 5-9 before looking at the relationship of a slave and master.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 15th of October 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Oct 14, 202345:08
Who Are We? // Christ and our Church as an example of Marriage [Ephesians 5:22-32] (Jeff Samuel)

Who Are We? // Christ and our Church as an example of Marriage [Ephesians 5:22-32] (Jeff Samuel)

We round out Ephesians 5 with Jeff Samuel, looking at Christ and our Church as an example of Marriage.


Jeff dives straight into reading our passage today, before taking a step back and looking at what marriage on this earth actually means. He then takes us through our passage verse by verse, breaking down an understanding of them one at a time, looking at comparison vs contrast.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 8th of October 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Oct 07, 202337:14
Who Are We? // A People Walking In Love, Light, and Wisdom [Ephesians 5:1-21] (Brian Goodwin)

Who Are We? // A People Walking In Love, Light, and Wisdom [Ephesians 5:1-21] (Brian Goodwin)

Brian Goodwin brings us the message this week, looking at the start of Ephesians 5, discussing Love, Light, and Wisdom.


Brian shares a story from a prison in Peru where a man tried to take his life but was challenged by a nurse, before leading into reading our passage in Ephesians from today. He then focuses on 2 verses - verse 2 "Live a life filled with Love...", and verse 8 "...Live as people of light". Brian also discusses the topic of "sexual immorality", especially as a Christian (verse 3), leading into "no smutty talk" (verse 4), and "no excusing sin" (verse 6). He then closes our time with an open invitation to reaffirm our desire to live for God every day in love and enlightenment.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 1st of October 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Sep 30, 202340:20
Open Topic 2023 // HBC Ministries [Romans 12] (Dan Pettersen)

Open Topic 2023 // HBC Ministries [Romans 12] (Dan Pettersen)

As we take a break from Ephesians, Dan looks at Romans 12 in regard to "Setting Christ Apart".


Dan looks at Romans 12 and the discussion of being the body of Christ and functioning as such, serving, as a living sacrifice. He then interviews Rachel Randall (Sunday School Coordinator), Phyllis Egestad (Ladies Friendship & Craft), and Lynda Linton (Kenehi Kids) about each of the ministries they're involved with at HBC.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 24th of September 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Sep 23, 202347:45
Who Are We? // The Darkened Mind & Renewed Mind [Ephesians 4:17-32] (Peter Sun)

Who Are We? // The Darkened Mind & Renewed Mind [Ephesians 4:17-32] (Peter Sun)

This week Peter Sun looks at the second half of Ephesians 4, focusing on the mind.


Peter starts by reading through our passage for today. Peter then dives straight in to discuss how the mind works, looking at the difference between the transformed mind and the darkened mind, by looking at what the mind is, and how it's connected with the brain. He then looks at the practical steps we can take as believers to renew our minds.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 17th of September 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Sep 17, 202339:05
Who Are We? // Spiritual Gifts [Ephesians 4:7-16] (Gavin Lynch)

Who Are We? // Spiritual Gifts [Ephesians 4:7-16] (Gavin Lynch)

We dive into Spiritual Gifts with Gavin Lynch this week, looking at Ephesians 4.


Gavin dives right in, looking at his theme of "Jesus gives spiritual gifts to grow and build up His Church", breaking this into two parts: Spiritual gifts given (v7-10), and Spiritual gifts used (v11-16). Starting in verse 7, Gavin starts a journey into looking at what these spiritual gifts are, and the significance of them. He then looks at why we should use our gifts to grow and build up the Church.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 10th of September 2023 during the 10:00 am service.3

Sep 10, 202334:38
Who Are We? // Walking In Unity [Ephesians 4:1-6] (Bardoe Besselaar)

Who Are We? // Walking In Unity [Ephesians 4:1-6] (Bardoe Besselaar)

This week we look at the start of Ephesians chapter 4 with Bardoe Besselaar.


Bardoe dives head first in this morning, looking at how the world around us defines "unity", followed by an overview of our journey through Ephesians so far before diving into a reading of our passage for today. Bardoe then breaks our passage down today into 2 sections: vs 1-3 examines the inclusive nature of unity, and vs 4-6 examines the exclusive nature of unity.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 20th of August 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Aug 20, 202341:52
Who Are We? // The Mystery [Ephesians 3] (Geoff Smith)

Who Are We? // The Mystery [Ephesians 3] (Geoff Smith)

We are privileged to have Geoff Smith back for a second week in a row to go through our next chapter of Ephesians.


Geoff starts by reading through Ephesians chapter 3 this morning before looking at an overview of the sections of Ephesians. He then looks at the origin of sin, and why we need this unification in the first place. Geoff then comes to the passage for today and looks at how God has "Equalised" us. He then looks at some examples of what the Mystery is NOT. The Mystery is NOT that the Gentiles will be saved; The Mystery is NOT that the Gentiles would overtake Israel. Geoff then looks at what the Mystery is, according to this passage. He then challenges us on if "Jesus is at home in every room of our heart".


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 13th of August 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Aug 13, 202344:47
Who Are We? // Strangers No More [Ephesians 2:11-22] (Geoff Smith)

Who Are We? // Strangers No More [Ephesians 2:11-22] (Geoff Smith)

Geoff Smith continues our time in Ephesians this week, looking at the second half of chapter 2.


After reading through our passage this week, Geoff looks at the chapter broken into three segments - Alienation (v11-12); Reconciliation (v13-18); and Unification (v19-22). Geoff looks back at Genesis and the covenant with Abraham, alongside the genealogy of Christ, and the responsibility that the Israel nation possessed. He then compares the nation of Israel to the Gentiles before Christ came. Geoff then looks at how Christ reconciled the Jews and the Gentiles, in that Christ broke down the wall of hostility between the two. He then wraps up the chapter by looking at the unification through Christ. Geoff then poses the question "How important is the Church to you?", and discusses how we should show "love" to each other.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 6th of August 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Aug 06, 202341:36
Open Topic 2023 // Prayer [Matthew 6:7-11] (Dan Pettersen)

Open Topic 2023 // Prayer [Matthew 6:7-11] (Dan Pettersen)

As we round up our month of Prayer, Dan Pettersen brings us a brief message on the topic based on the Lord's Prayer from Matthew.


Dan looks at how we use prayer to communicate back to God in response to scripture and dives into some highlights that have helped him in prayer, looking at the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 6.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 30th of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jul 30, 202324:05
Who Are We? // Individuals Saved By Grace [Ephesians 2:1-10] (Lewis Varley)

Who Are We? // Individuals Saved By Grace [Ephesians 2:1-10] (Lewis Varley)

We continue our series through Ephesians with Lewis Varley looking at Ephesians 2 this week.


Lewis starts by giving a very quick overview of the first chapter of Ephesians before reading through our passage for today. He then looks at the diptych of Paul in the passage, looking at three things about life before Christ, and three about life after someone has become a Christian.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 23rd of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jul 23, 202332:53
Who Are We? // Powerful Individuals [Ephesians 1:15-23] (Shane Wildermoth)

Who Are We? // Powerful Individuals [Ephesians 1:15-23] (Shane Wildermoth)

Shane Wildermoth continues Ephesians 1 for us as we go through our series.


We open with our passage for today being read by Ephraim Sisay. Shane then dives into our passage and talks about the importance of prayer for each other, especially in the way that Paul is praying for the Ephesians here.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 16th of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jul 16, 202344:37
Who Are We? // Seven Spiritual Blessings of the Redeemed [Ephesians 1:1-14] (Gavin Lynch)

Who Are We? // Seven Spiritual Blessings of the Redeemed [Ephesians 1:1-14] (Gavin Lynch)

Gavin Lynch starts us in our first Ephesians chapter in the new segment of our current series.


Gavin gives us a brief overview of the book and our chapter for this morning before diving into the spiritual blessings found in these verses. He then looks at how we can personalise these blessings, as an individual and as a church, before looking at how we can apply them to our lives.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 9th of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jul 09, 202336:25
Who Are We? // Who Are We As Individuals? [Ephesians] (Peter Sun)

Who Are We? // Who Are We As Individuals? [Ephesians] (Peter Sun)

We head back into our "Who Are We" series, starting our next section in Ephesians with Peter Sun.


Peter Sun brings us to an overview of Ephesians, looking through the lens of "identity", starting with the question "what is identity?" He then looks at three "truths" that formulate our identities as Christians.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 2nd of July 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jul 02, 202337:45
Who Are We? // Who Are We As A Church? (Dan Pettersen)

Who Are We? // Who Are We As A Church? (Dan Pettersen)

Dan Pettersen continues our "Who Are We" series looking at "Who Are We As A Church?"


After a short overview of our series so far, Dan looks at a few statements some people say regarding being part of a church. He then looks at three points - "What is a church?", "What does a church do?", and "How does that work in practice?", prefaced by the question "Why do we care?" Dan looks at 3 key things of the Church which are "Evangalise", "Baptise", and "Stabalise". He then looks at the three stages of our Christian walk. Dan then reflects on the statements from the start of his message and how we could view them.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 18th of June 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jun 18, 202333:49
Open Topic 2023 // What's In Your Hand? (Dan Pettersen)

Open Topic 2023 // What's In Your Hand? (Dan Pettersen)

As we take a break from our current series, Dan brings us a message on tithing titled "What's In Your Hand?"


Dan poses the statement "We all have a desire for our lives to count for something", and asks "What kind of impact are you having?" He starts by looking at this in the context of Moses and how God used what was in his hand. Dan then looks at "What is tithing?", "What does tithing look like?", and "Why would you tithe?", based on what the Bible says. He looks at examples from Abraham, Jacob, and Moses with Israel. He then looks at what tithing looked like in the New Testament. Dan closes with a summary of all he covered, looking at four points on how God wants us to give.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 11th of June 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jun 11, 202340:02
Who Are We? // Shepherding & Submitting [1 Peter 5] (Andrew Linton)

Who Are We? // Shepherding & Submitting [1 Peter 5] (Andrew Linton)

Andrew Linton brings our final passage from 1 Peter 5 for our "Who Are We" series this week.


Andrew Sun starts us off with a reading of the passage for this week before Andrew Linton jumps into breaking it down. Andrew breaks our chapter into two sections - Firstly, "Shepherding the Flock", and secondly, "Standing Firm". But before he dives into these sections, he gives us some footnotes about the end of the chapter. Diving into verse 1, Andrew looks at some definitions around "Elders", before continuing on to look at the pre-requisites of eldership. He then circles back and looks at what the work is of a shepherd elder. Andrew wraps up with a summary of what Peter covers in this final chapter, and the letter as a whole.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 4th of June 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jun 04, 202335:03
Who Are We? // Serving & Suffering for the Glory of God [1 Peter 4:7-19] (Billy Hanna)

Who Are We? // Serving & Suffering for the Glory of God [1 Peter 4:7-19] (Billy Hanna)

This week we have Billy Hanna bringing our passage for our "Who Are We" series, looking at 1 Peter 4.


Billy starts the message with an overview of the book we've been looking at and how it ties into our current series, before diving straight in at verse 7. Moving on to verses 8-11, Billy highlights a number of traits that Peter gives that "must characterise the Church", starting with "loving one another" and going verse by verse from there observing what that looks like when the Church loves one another earnestly. From verse 13 onward, Billy looks at how we suffer for the glory of God, and how we need to rejoice in that. He closes with verse 19 with the summarising statement from Peter.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 28th of May 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

May 28, 202337:19
Who Are We? // The Triumphant Suffering of Christ [1 Peter 3:18-4:6] (Gavin Lynch)

Who Are We? // The Triumphant Suffering of Christ [1 Peter 3:18-4:6] (Gavin Lynch)

Gavin Lynch continues our "Who Are We" series, looking at 1 Peter 3 and 4.


Apologies, we missed the first few minutes of the message in the recording this week.


Gavin breaks our passage this week up into two triumphs - Triumphant suffering of Christ (1 Peter 3:18-22), and Triumphant living in Christ (1 Peter 4:1-6). We start as Gavin is explaining the triumphant suffering of Christ, as he jumps into verse 18 and begins to break it down. Gavin then continues through verse 18 in to 20, and looks at the fallen angels and the story of Noah and his family. He then wraps up chapter 3 with some applications before heading into the second division in the start of chapter 4. Gavin looks at what suffering for Christ looks like today, looking at the sins from verse 3, and how we can be different. He then wraps up with the final couple of verses and the gospel message within, relating to Romans 6:23.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 21st of May 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

May 21, 202339:25
Who Are We? // Suffering & Blessing [1 Peter 3:8-17] (Mikey Cooper)

Who Are We? // Suffering & Blessing [1 Peter 3:8-17] (Mikey Cooper)

This week for our "Who Are We" series, Mikey Cooper looks at "Suffering & Blessing" from 1 Peter 3.


After opening our time with prayer, Mikey dives straight into verse 8 before pausing to reflect on and break down the verse. To give some context, Mikey gives a bit of church history on how the early church looked, giving meaning to the term "brotherly love". Moving in to verse 9, Mikey looks at what Christ modelled and taught in relation to repaying evil with blessing. Continuing on with verses 10-12, Mikey looks at the passage Peter is quoting from the Psalms and the call he is re-iterating to turn from evil, and to not speak deceit. He then reflects on these first 4 verses and the qualities they describe that we as a Christian community should have. Looking on the "blessing" mentioned in these verses, Mikey moves on to verses 13-14 and discusses what this looks like alongside suffering. Mikey then wraps up our passage, looking at verses 15-17, he looks at how we are to "work hard as though we're working for the Lord, not for man." He ends with a framework we can apply from this passage, to show and live the hope of a Christian life to those around us.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 14th of May 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

May 14, 202338:44
Open Topic 2023 // How to Evaluate the Health of a Believer [Colossians 3:12-17] (Steve Fleming)

Open Topic 2023 // How to Evaluate the Health of a Believer [Colossians 3:12-17] (Steve Fleming)

This week we have Steve Fleming - pastor of Grace Bible Church in Naples, Florida (www.gbcn.org) - sharing from Colossians 3 on "How to Evaluate the Health of a Ministry / Believer".


We start with an introduction on Steve from Brian White, before Steve dives into an overview of the start of the book of Colossians as they have been looking into it at his home church over the past year. He then gets to our passage for today and looks at six principles, starting in verse 12 with the five "attitudes" listed there. Steve then moves on to looking at the "glue" which holds together the Church in verse 13. He then looks at "what should drive / motivate all our relationships" in verse 14, before looking at "what rules relationships" in verse 15. Steve starts to wrap up with his final points, "what permeates relationships" from verse 16, and "who gets the credit" from verse 17.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 7th of May 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

May 07, 202354:21
Who Are We? // Husbands & Wives [1 Peter 3:1-7] (Andrew Linton)

Who Are We? // Husbands & Wives [1 Peter 3:1-7] (Andrew Linton)

As we continue our "Who Are We" series, Andrew Linton looks at 1st Peter 3 and the instructions given for husbands and wives.


Andrew jumps right in with a brief refresher overview of the book itself broken into segments before reading the passage for today. He then looks at the passage from a viewpoint of how we can apply these instructions to our lives whether we are a husband or wife or not, especially in the way that the world watches and asses christian behaviour. Andrew then looks at "three truths with three outcomes" from the passage. Andrew then closes with a personal story showcasing submission.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 23rd of April 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Apr 23, 202331:50
Who Are We? // Submission to Masters [1 Peter 2:18-25] (Peter Sun)

Who Are We? // Submission to Masters [1 Peter 2:18-25] (Peter Sun)

Peter Sun brings our "Who Are We" message this week, speaking on "Submission To Masters" from 1 Peter chapter 2.


Peter jumps right in giving an overview of the passage and what we'll look at this week, while also reflecting on the message Dan shared a couple of weeks ago and how they tie in to each other. While the passage for today specifically deals with servants and their relationships with their masters, Peter looks at how we can apply what we read here to the workforce in New Zealand with the relationship between a boss and their employee, and he asks the question "How can we show Christlikeness in such relationships?" Peter answers this by looking at characteristics of Christlike followers in the workplace.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 16th of April 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Apr 16, 202335:54
Who Are We? // Obey The Government [1 Peter 2:11-17] (Dan Pettersen)

Who Are We? // Obey The Government [1 Peter 2:11-17] (Dan Pettersen)

This week Dan Pettersen is speaking on "Submission To Government" from 1 Peter chapter 2, continuing our time in 1st Peter.


Dan reflects on where we left off a couple of weeks ago with Peter Sun covering the Cornerstone earlier in the chapter, before diving right into our passage for this week. He looks at the first verse for today, explaining a "sojourner" and what that means in this. Dan then moves on to the second half of this verse to look at the battle between "our flesh", "our spirit", and "our mind". He then looks at the follow verse, verse 12, to see why this is so important in showing our Christian conduct. Dan then gets to the crux of his discussion for today in verse 13, "submitting ourselves to every human authority". Dan gives a few "hypothetical" scenarios to challenge what this could actually look like, before discussing what it may have been like for the Christians at this time and the situations they may have faced. He then looks at why Peter says we should submit to human authority. Dan then discusses the limits to this instruction, before wrapping up with the importance of being an example as Christians.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 2nd of April 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Apr 02, 202338:04
Open Topic 2023 // A Story of Two Extremes [Luke 16:19-31] (Gary Leslie)

Open Topic 2023 // A Story of Two Extremes [Luke 16:19-31] (Gary Leslie)

We're diving into out monthly open topic series this week as Gary Leslie shares from Luke 16.


Gary started this message while serving at the Arotahi tent mission in Fairfield, Hamilton in January 2023. Gary starts by reading our passage, before looking at insights into material divide as well as spiritual divide, insights into inequity and human suffering, as well as eternal justice. He also looks to answer the question "why doesn't God rescue His children out of suffering poverty?" We also gain a unique insight into the question "what happens when we die?"


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 26th of March 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Mar 25, 202337:43
Who Are We? // The Chosen Stone & His Chosen People [1 Peter 2:4-10] (Peter Sun)

Who Are We? // The Chosen Stone & His Chosen People [1 Peter 2:4-10] (Peter Sun)

We continue in 1st Peter this week brought to us by Peter Sun who is speaking on "The Chosen Stone & His Chosen People" from 1 Peter chapter 2. Our passage this week is read to us by Ethan Samuel.


Peter starts with an overview of the past couple of weeks to bring us into context for the passage he is covering this week, looking at "Who we are in Christ". He looks at the term "Oxymoron", as we look at the phrase "living stones" in our passage, and Peter explains what a "living stone" actually means. Peter then looks at this as a whole a little bit deeper, and discusses the significance of the term "cornerstone", what it means to believers and non-believers, and how it differs. He also looks some "patterns" that God has given us to use as role models. Peter then wraps up by reiterating the key takeaway from the passage.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 19th of March 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Mar 18, 202335:53
Who Are We? // People Living Under God Our Father [1 Peter 1:13-25a] (Sam Crosbie)

Who Are We? // People Living Under God Our Father [1 Peter 1:13-25a] (Sam Crosbie)

With week two of our journey through 1st Peter, Sam Crosbie brings us our message this week speaking on "People Living Under God Our Father" from 1 Peter 1:13-25a.


Brian Peden starts us off this week reading the passage from today before handing over to Sam who dives right in to the connecting context of verse 13 from the previous verses. He then continues on to look at how Peter writes about how our identity is in God as his children, we as individuals, and we as a collective of the church. Sam then poses the question, "what does it mean to live before God as our Father?" He brings back the analogy from last week of the pendulum swing, with the context of how we fear God our Father. Sam closes his messages with some "questions for application".


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 13th of March 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Mar 11, 202333:25
Who Are We? // People With Heavenly Inheritance [1 Peter 1:1-12] (Jeff Samuel)

Who Are We? // People With Heavenly Inheritance [1 Peter 1:1-12] (Jeff Samuel)

We start our journey into 1st Peter this week with Jeff Samuel speaking on "People With Heavenly Inheritance" from 1 Peter 1:1-12.


Jeff starts us off strong as he looks at the differnt names that we know Peter by. He then dives straight into our text, looking at verse 1 in an inter-linear context, to see who this letter is written to. Jeff pivots for a segment and looks at how a "paradox" works in the context of scripture, looking at some of the controversial topics presented and discussing the importance of finding balance in interpretation. He then picks up in verse 3, and with the context he's covered, Jeff dives into the rest of todays passage.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 5th of March 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Mar 04, 202341:27
Who Are We? // Intro to Peter [John 21] (Bardoe Besselaar)

Who Are We? // Intro to Peter [John 21] (Bardoe Besselaar)

Bardoe Besselaar brings us an introduction to Peter based on John 21 as we continue into our new series "Who Are We?"


Bardoe gives us a brief background on the author John, and his relationship with Peter, before looking at how Peter fits into the narrative of the New Testament. He then looks into our text for today in John 21 where Jesus "reinstates" Peter.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 26th of February 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Feb 25, 202336:42
Who Are We? // What is a Christian? (Dan Pettersen)

Who Are We? // What is a Christian? (Dan Pettersen)

This week we start our new series "Who Are We?" as Dan looks at the first question, "What is a Christian?".


Dan starts by giving a very brief overview of what our series is going to be looking at before jumping straight into our first question for the series of "What is a Christian?" He looks at the history of the word "Christian", and where it's actually found in the Bible. Dan then looks at what the church called themselves in the time of the Bible and the strength of that word.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 19th of February 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Feb 18, 202337:39
Summer Series 2023 // God's Vineyard [John 15:1-11] (Lee Hanson)

Summer Series 2023 // God's Vineyard [John 15:1-11] (Lee Hanson)

We wrap up our 2023 Summer Series this week as Lee Hanson shares from John 15:1-11.


Lee reads through the passage for today before breaking his message into three segments; "The Vinedresser", "The Vine", and "The Branches".


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 5th of February 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Feb 04, 202327:58
Summer Series 2023 // The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice [Psalm 97] (Luke Williamson)

Summer Series 2023 // The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice [Psalm 97] (Luke Williamson)

Our 2023 Summer Series continues with week 5 brought to us by Luke Williamson who speaks on Psalm 97.


Luke starts by looking at where this Psalm fits in the Bible and what surrounds it, before looking at the structure of the chapter and breaking it down into three segments. He then takes a deeper dive into how the chapter is presented and what it means.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 29th of January 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jan 28, 202324:45
Summer Series 2023 // How Jesus Healed the Paralysed Man [Mark 2:1-12] (Kotie Smith)

Summer Series 2023 // How Jesus Healed the Paralysed Man [Mark 2:1-12] (Kotie Smith)

Our Summer Series continues for 2023 as week 4 is brought to us by Kotie Smith who covers the story of the paralysed man from Mark 2.


Kotie reads our passage for this morning before diving into it. He then gives us a brief overview of the circumstances surrounding this event and what led up to it from previous chapters. Kotie then looks at the faith found in the five men in todays passage before looking at how Jesus responded to this, and forgiving sins. He then turns his attention to the response of the leaders there and how they were challenged. Kotie wraps up with the question, "What group would you be a part of"?


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 22nd of January 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jan 21, 202332:27
Summer Series 2023 // When They Had Crossed Over [Mark 6:53] (JJ Rasmussen)

Summer Series 2023 // When They Had Crossed Over [Mark 6:53] (JJ Rasmussen)

Week 3 of our Summer Series for 2023 is brought to us by JJ Rasmussen, a Bible teacher and Bible translation consultant from the Faroe Islands, now living in Italy.


JJ starts by giving us an overview of who he is and what he does before diving into our passage this week in Mark 6 (our passage starts at 9:30). JJ looks at the passage in three parts - "When they had crossed over", "they came to the land of Gennesaret", "and moored to the shore". In this, JJ looks at how "we are all crossing over to the other side", referencing the various stages of journeys we can be on. He then looks at how "we are not alone crossing over to the other side". And finally, he looks at how we "moore to the shore".


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 15th of January 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jan 14, 202330:33
Summer Series 2023 // Performance, or Person of Christ? [Galatians 3] (Matt Symington)

Summer Series 2023 // Performance, or Person of Christ? [Galatians 3] (Matt Symington)

Week 2 of our Summer Series for 2023 is brought to us by Matt Symington who poses the question "Do we live of life of Performance, or as a Person of Christ?"


Matt talks about how we perceive our sins and how we try to fix them before diving into Galatians 3 to look at how Paul advised the Galatians to handle these issue. Matt then looks at Galatians 2:20 and discusses what it means for Christ to live in us.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 8th of January 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Jan 07, 202322:33
Summer Series 2023 // Predicting Your Future [Matthew 7] (Dan Pettersen)

Summer Series 2023 // Predicting Your Future [Matthew 7] (Dan Pettersen)

Our first week back in our church building after 14 months, we start our Summer Series for 2023 hearing from Dan Pettersen, talking about "Predicting Your Future" as we enter a new year.


Dan Looks at how we as humans try to predict our own future, even while other people can see what outcomes we're heading for, we often cannot. Dan then looks at how we try to fix personal problems when things go wrong, followed by how we can utilise principals, before he looks at the sermon on the mount when Jesus talks about building our house on the rock.


Recorded at the Hukanui Bible Church morning service on Sunday the 1st of January 2023 during the 10:00 am service.

Dec 31, 202228:07